Meanings
nouncontact lens (plural contact lenses)
plural contact lenses
- A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
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Translations
Afrikaans kontaklens
- kontaklensthin lens placed directly on the eye
Arabic عَدَسَة لَاصِقَة, عَدَسَة
- عَدَسَة لَاصِقَةthin lens placed directly on the eye
- عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Catalan lent de contacte, lentilla
- lent de contactethin lens placed directly on the eye
- lentillathin lens placed directly on the eye
- lentículathin lens placed directly on the eye
Chinese Cantonese 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜, con (kon¹)
- 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜thin lens placed directly on the eye
- con (kon¹)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Chinese Mandarin 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜, 美瞳
- 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜 (yǐnxíng yǎnjìng)thin lens placed directly on the eye
- 美瞳 (měitóng)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Czech kontaktní čočka
- kontaktní čočkathin lens placed directly on the eye
Danish kontaktlinse
- kontaktlinsethin lens placed directly on the eye
Dutch contactlens
- contactlensthin lens placed directly on the eye
Finnish piilolinssi
- piilolinssithin lens placed directly on the eye
French lentille de contact
- lentille de contactthin lens placed directly on the eye
German Kontaktlinse
- Kontaktlinsethin lens placed directly on the eye
Greek φακός επαφής
- φακός επαφής (fakós epafís)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Hebrew עדשת מגע
- עדשת מגעthin lens placed directly on the eye
Hungarian kontaktlencse
- kontaktlencsethin lens placed directly on the eye
Icelandic augnlinsa
- augnlinsathin lens placed directly on the eye
Irish lionsa tadhaill
- lionsa tadhaillthin lens placed directly on the eye
Italian lente a contatto
- lente a contattothin lens placed directly on the eye
Japanese コンタクトレンズ, コンタクト
- コンタクトレンズ (kontakuto renzu)thin lens placed directly on the eye
- コンタクト (kontakuto)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Korean 콘택트 렌즈, 렌즈
- 콘택트 렌즈 (kontaekteu renjeu)thin lens placed directly on the eye
- 렌즈 (renjeu)thin lens placed directly on the eye
- 콘택트 (kontaekteu)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Norwegian Bokmål kontaktlinse
- kontaktlinsethin lens placed directly on the eye
Polish szkło kontaktowe, soczewka kontaktowa
- szkło kontaktowethin lens placed directly on the eye
- soczewka kontaktowathin lens placed directly on the eye
- soczewkathin lens placed directly on the eye
- kontaktythin lens placed directly on the eye
Portuguese lente de contato, lente de contacto
- lente de contatothin lens placed directly on the eye
- lente de contactothin lens placed directly on the eye
Romanian lentilă de contact, lentile de contact
- lentilă de contactthin lens placed directly on the eye
- lentile de contactthin lens placed directly on the eye
Russian конта́ктная ли́нза, ли́нза
- конта́ктная ли́нза (kontáktnaja línza)thin lens placed directly on the eye
- ли́нза (línza)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Slovak kontaktná šošovka
- kontaktná šošovkathin lens placed directly on the eye
Spanish lentilla, lente de contacto
- lentillathin lens placed directly on the eye
- lente de contactothin lens placed directly on the eye
- pupilentethin lens placed directly on the eye
Swedish kontaktlins
- kontaktlinsthin lens placed directly on the eye
Thai เลนส์สัมผัส
- เลนส์สัมผัส (leen-sǎm-pàt)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Turkish lens, kontakt lens
- lensthin lens placed directly on the eye
- kontakt lensthin lens placed directly on the eye
Ukrainian конта́ктна лі́нза
- конта́ктна лі́нза (kontáktna línza)thin lens placed directly on the eye
Vietnamese kính áp tròng, kính sát tròng
- kính áp tròngthin lens placed directly on the eye
- kính sát tròngthin lens placed directly on the eye
Welsh lens gyffwrdd
- lens gyffwrddthin lens placed directly on the eye
Cite this entry
APA
contact lens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20lens
MLA
“contact lens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20lens. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contact lens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact%20lens.
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